Broken Hive Records is an Australian independent record label based in Sydney. The label caters predominantly for hardcore bands, although have released music and booked tours for bands that cross over into punk rock and metal. Broken Hive was formed by toy, who "will continue his work in hardcore music by booking international and local tours, managing and booking local bands, as well as releasing and distributing a variety of titles through the label." In 2011 the label released an extended play, Dream Strong by Sydney band Endless Heights. Since then the label has expanded to release records by many well known Australian hardcore bands, and is one of the go-to labels for fans of the hardcore genre.
Broken Hive also book shows and tours for both Australian and international bands, previous tours include Backtrack, Iron Mind, Trapped Under Ice, Xibalba, Basement, Harms Way and Endless Heights.
The label achieved wider attention with the announcement of a tour for American band Trapped Under Ice in 2012. As part of the tour the band would headline a new Melbourne based hardcore festival called Break The Ice. The festival, run by Broken Hive, has since become an integral part of the Australian hardcore calendar attracting hundreds of punters each year.
Label roster
Current
Apart From This Dreamtigers Endless Heights Flowermouth Harbourer Machina Genova Marathon Monuments Remembering Never Trainwreck
Alumni
Civil War Phantoms Postblue Thorns
Releases
Cat. #ArtistTitleFormatRelease yearBHR001Endless HeightsDream StrongEP2011BHR002ThornsThornsEP2012BHR003Phantoms"S.O.S"7"2012BHR004Civil War "Jaded Minds"7"2012BHR005Endless Heights"Lady Wisdom"7"2012BHR006Machina Genova"Weathered Heart"10"2013BHR007TrainwreckFresh Air / Dead LungsCD2013BHR008Endless HeightsNew BloomCD/LP2013BHR009Remembering NeverThis Hell Is HomeLP2013BHR010Harbourer"Harbourer"7"2014BHR011DreamtigersWishing WellLP2014BHR012MarathonCureLP2014BHR013Legions"Apparition Songs"7"2014
References
External links archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.